Toad Struck By Lightning by AceOfSpace14

Format: Commander

Commander: Storm, Force of Nature

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Temur spellslinger combo build led by Storm, Force of Nature. The primary game plan revolves around ramping in the early turns, establishing a cost reducer or Magecraft engine, and deploying the commander. Once Storm deals combat damage to an opponent, its Ceaseless Tempest ability grants storm to the next instant or sorcery cast. The deck leverages this trigger to duplicate high-impact spells such as Jeska's Will, Mind's Desire, or Time Warp. Alternatively, the deck can bypass the commander entirely by assembling an Underworld Breach recursion engine alongside Brain Freeze and mana rituals. The combination of dense 1-to-2 mana ramp, low-cost cantrips, and stack-based finishers enables the deck to generate lethal storm counts on Turn 4, closing games in a single explosive turn while defending its plays with efficient countermagic and ward protection.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Ice Storm
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Ketria Triome
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Manamorphose
  • 1 Mind's Desire
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Narset's Reversal
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prismari, the Inspiration
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Quandrix, the Proof
  • 1 Ral, Crackling Wit
  • 1 Regrowth
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Storm, Force of Nature
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Thousand-Year Storm
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tidal Barracuda
  • 1 Time Warp
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Turbulent Springs
  • 1 Turbulent Wilderness
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Winged Boots
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast